Valhalla (Metro-North station)
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The Valhalla Metro-North Railroad
station serves the residents of Valhalla, New York
, via the Harlem Line. Trains leave or arrive approximately every 20 minutes during peak periods, hourly otherwise. It is 25.5 miles (41 km) from Grand Central Terminal
and the average travel time to Grand Central is 39 minutes.
The station is popular with commuters from the interior of northern Westchester County
given its location at the foot of the Taconic State Parkway
.
This station is the first/last station in the Zone 5 Metro-North fare zone.
serving trains in both directions. The Harlem Line has two tracks at this location.
Metro-North Railroad
The Metro-North Commuter Railroad , trading as MTA Metro-North Railroad, or, more commonly, Metro-North, is a suburban commuter rail service that is run and managed by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority , an authority of New York State. It is the busiest commuter railroad in the United...
station serves the residents of Valhalla, New York
Valhalla, New York
Valhalla is an unincorporated hamlet and census-designated place that is located within the town of Mount Pleasant, New York, in Westchester County. Its population was 3,162 at the 2010 U.S. Census...
, via the Harlem Line. Trains leave or arrive approximately every 20 minutes during peak periods, hourly otherwise. It is 25.5 miles (41 km) from Grand Central Terminal
Grand Central Terminal
Grand Central Terminal —often incorrectly called Grand Central Station, or shortened to simply Grand Central—is a terminal station at 42nd Street and Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States...
and the average travel time to Grand Central is 39 minutes.
The station is popular with commuters from the interior of northern Westchester County
Westchester County, New York
Westchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. Westchester covers an area of and has a population of 949,113 according to the 2010 Census, residing in 45 municipalities...
given its location at the foot of the Taconic State Parkway
Taconic State Parkway
The Taconic State Parkway , is a divided highway between Kensico Dam and Chatham, the longest parkway in the U.S. state of New York. It follows a generally northward route midway between the Hudson River and the Connecticut and Massachusetts state lines...
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This station is the first/last station in the Zone 5 Metro-North fare zone.
Platform and track configuration
This station has one six-car-long high-level island platformIsland platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
serving trains in both directions. The Harlem Line has two tracks at this location.